It is the most emblematic building of the population. Baroque style (1776). Inside it keeps the image of the Ecce-Homo of the s. XVI and patron of the town. Formerly it was a hospital that also housed travelers and pilgrims.
It was founded in 1664. It occupied what are now the offices of the local police and nursing home. It had a church with a single nave, wide and capable. The convent was solid, with a tiny central patio, of extremely simple Renaissance style, from the second alcantarina period. Life in this convent was quiet until the nineteenth century, when the Community had to dissolve during the French invasion. After this, the religious gathered again until they were exclaustrated in 1835 for the confiscation of Mendizabal. The City Council seized the building, which was assigned to First Instance Court, jail and hospital. The church remained open to worship and served by the exclaustrated religious. One of those religious, Fr. Pedro Barrachina, set up a public school. The restoration of the convent of Pego was due to the initiative of priests of the town who urged the superiors to reopen the convent. In 1891 Cardinal Monescillo, Archbishop of Valencia signed the opening license. At the end of the same year two religious arrived, who settled provisionally in the house of the priest D. Pascual Server. In 1892 the first stone of the new convent was laid. He directed the works Fray Mateo Company, according to the plans of the architect D. Joaquín Arnau. The church, of Gothic style, was blessed in 1901 and dedicated to the Holy Family. Until 1909 the Franciscan major seminary was in this convent. In 1910 the square was arranged in front of the convent and a Via Crucis was erected. Conventual schools were legalized. In 1925 an organ was acquired and the altarpieces of the lateral chapels were gilded. In 1929 the main altar was reformed. During the Republic of 1931-36 the house of Pego was not closed and it was destined to novitiate. But in 1936 the building was occupied by the Communists, and the faithful Bonaventura Botella, Antonio Ribera and Sebastián Ferrer died martyrs of the faith. On April 9, 39 the church was reconciled, opening to the cult. The high altar could be restored in 1942. It was erected parish in 1953.
The parochial Church of Saint Mary, located in the town square, is in the barroque style and it was completed in the years 1752. Inside, in the shape of the Latin cross the church has many stones that were once part of an ancient temple built at the foot of the castle, now the town theater. The top of the bell tower was destroyed down to the belfry foundations during the Spanish civil war, restoration work was started in 1950 and finished a year later when the current clock was put in place. Along “Calle de la Malena” we came to the door of the visiting communion Chapel, built after the main church. The first stone was laid on the 17th of June 1897, and it was officially open two years later on September the third 1899 to coincide whit the fest of the sacred relics.
It is located in the street of its same name. Its construction was carried out on the former cemetery of the town. In 1984 the appropriate management to the restoration of the hermitage was undertaken. At that time it was set in the Molí Sol. It was dismantled stone by stone and moved to its current location in the street called San Jorge. Its architectural style is neogothic. It is an only rectangular nave with an apse at the back and two stained glass windows relating to Saint George, Banyeres and the festival in his honour. It is an isolated building constructed with ashlars and a very sloping roof made of slate. The facade is oriented towards the North and is framed by two pilasters with capitals and pinnacles located at the corners.
In Altea, in the Altea Hills Urbanization, there is the first Russian Orthodox Church built in Spain. Built in wood, the church is very picturesque and very pleasant to visit. If there is no ceremony, you can visit it inside. If you are in the area, the visit is curious and you should not miss it. All materials have been brought for construction from Russia, and built with Russian labor. Not all. The bells are Spanish. Enjoy a church like no other in Europe in Altea.
The Parish Church of San Juan Bautista, in the heart of San Juan de Alicante, is an emblematic temple that combines history and architectural beauty. Built in the eighteenth century, it stands out for its baroque style, its majestic façade and its imposing bell tower, visible from various points in the municipality. Inside, there are beautiful altars, frescoes and ornamental details that reflect the sacred art of the time. This place of worship is also an important center of tradition and spirituality, especially during the patron saint festivities. Its surroundings, surrounded by squares and terraces, invite you to enjoy the charm of the old town.
Located at the entrance of Busot, the Ermita de San José became the scene of one of the most important moments of the Moors and Christians: the offering of flowers in honor of its patron, San Jose. Its construction dates back to the eighteenth century. With a Latin cross, the ship measures 15 by 4.50 meters (7.70 m on the cruise) and the foot has three sections with chapels between internal buttresses. The section header has access to the sacristy and house of the hermit. The facade is polygonal in shape, facing west. The door, and lowered arch vain leaves panels. On it, a hollow niche covered with triangular tympanum, on corbels, covers a bas - relief stone San Jose. In the center of the oculus frotón it has a circular, and all voids and the upper profile have stone moldings. Ermita de San José is also the starting point for the Cavalcade of the Magi in the magical night of 5 January.
"The Santa Faz monastery, with a baroque style, is located five kilometers away from the city center, in the district of the same name. Inside it keeps a relic brought from the Vatican in the fifteenth century that, according to popular tradition, was the canvas with which Veronica dried the bloody face of Jesus on the way to Calvary. Every year, on the second Thursday after Resurrection Sunday, thousands of people from Alicante come on pilgrimage to carry out the Pilgrimage of the Santa Faz (Holy Face), this being the second most important pilgrimage in Spain after the Rocío. Inside there is a dressing room behind the main altarpiece, where the relic of the Santa Faz is kept. "
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